Shanahan said Griffin and Kirk Cousins both did well looking downfield and ignoring the rush.

Shanahan said he played Cousins an extended look to further evaluate him. Shanahan said he didn’t play Rex Grossman because “I know what Rex can do. . . . I didn’t want to have him go back to Chicago, where he started and took them to a Super Bowl and only play him one series.”

Shanahan said Griffin will likely play one series into the third quarter on Saturday.

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